Lappen, Joan F.

October 26, 2006

LAPPEN, Joan F.

Joan F. Lappen, beloved wife of John Lappen, of Simsbury and Naples, FL, passed away Wednesday, (October 25, 2006) at home surrounded by her family following a long illness. She was the daughter of the late Augustin ``Gus'' and Sinclair (Hattersley) Fox of West Roxbury, MA. Joan was born in Ft. Wayne, IN on May 29, 1923 and grew up in Newton, MA. She attended Greycourt Junior College and worked as a secretary at Harvard University. She attended Newton High School with her future husband and they were married in 1947. They moved to Simsbury in 1953 where they raised their family. Joan volunteered at several organizations including Headstart in Hartford, Consumer Credit Counseling, Meals on Wheels and the Immokalee Kitchen in Florida. She and her husband were charter members of the Hopmeadow Country Club where she enjoyed playing golf and tennis. She was an avid reader and especially loved spending time with her family and many friends. Joan and Jack attended St. Mary's Church, Simsbury for many years and more recently St. Catherine of Siena in West Simsbury. In recent years, she and her husband have lived summers in Simsbury and winters in Naples, FL. She is remembered by her loving husband, Jack; and her children and their partners, John, Jr. and his wife Mary Piasecki of Beverly, MA, Richard and Janet Lappen of Boulder, CO, Martha and James Pfeiffer of Stow, MA and Stephen and his partner Hunter Margolf of Boulder, CO. She also leaves her loving grandchildren, Caitlin and Hannah Lappen, Max Pfeiffer and Sarah and Alex Lappen; along with many nieces and nephews in the Boston, MA area. There will be no calling hours. A Memorial Mass will be celebrated Saturday, October 28, at 11 a.m. at St. Catherine of Siena Church, 265 Stratton Brook Rd., West Simsbury. A reception will follow in the church hall. Burial will be private. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to McLean Hospice, 75 Great Pond Road, Simsbury, 06070, St. Catherine of Siena Building Fund, 265 Stratton Brook Rd., West Simsbury, 06092 or The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research, Grand Central Station, P.O. Box 4777, New York, NY 10163. Carmon Funeral Home & Family Center of Avon is assisting the family. For online condolences, please visit www.carmon funeralhome.com.